Ohio Code § 4906.13

§ 4906.13.

(A) As used in this section and sections 4906.20 and 4906.98 of the Revised Code , “ economically significant wind farm ” means wind turbines and associated facilities with a single interconnection to the

electrical grid and designed for, or capable of, operation at an aggregate capacity

of five or more megawatts but less than fifty megawatts.  The term excludes any such wind farm in operation on June 24, 2008.  The term also excludes one or more wind turbines and associated facilities that

are primarily dedicated to providing electricity to a single customer at a single

location and that are designed for, or capable of, operation at an aggregate capacity

of less than twenty megawatts, as measured at the customer's point of interconnection

to the electrical grid. (B) No public agency or political subdivision of this state may require any approval,

consent, permit, certificate, or other condition for the construction or operation

of a major utility facility or economically significant wind farm authorized by a

certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 4906. of the Revised Code.  Nothing herein shall prevent the application of state laws for the protection of

employees engaged in the construction of such facility or wind farm nor of municipal

regulations that do not pertain to the location or design of, or pollution control

and abatement standards for, a major utility facility or economically significant

wind farm for which a certificate has been granted under this chapter.